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| Sarah Tapper |
| 16 Aug 1830, Clarence, WA 1 Aug 1848, Perth, WA 19 Oct 1899, Rockingham, WA Church of England Housewife William Rewell William Thomas Rewell Frederick Thomas Rewell Lucy Rewell Jane Rewell Fanny Rewell Alice Maude Rewell George Rewell William Thomas Rewell Sarah Anne Rewell Ada Maud Rewell |
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| Edith's Memoirs, 1976 The late William Rewell (my grandfather) arrived at Fremantle in one of the first ships to come from England in the early days of W. Australia at the age of seven years. On the same ship came a Mrs Tapper who gave birth to a daughter (Sarah) on the beach two hours after the boat arrived. As the years went by, Sarah and grandfather grew up together and later married, and reared a family of eight children -- Frederick, William, Lucy, Jane, Fanny, Alice, and Ada. Death Notice of Sarah Rewell WA Times, 23 Oct 1899, p.4 Rewell - On Thurs 19th instant at Harper Tce, Sth Perth. SARAH the beloved wife of William Rewell Sen. aged 79 yrs after a long and painful illness. Deeply regretted. Thou hast passed away fond mother From this world of toil and pain Never more in joy or sorrow Shall I see thy face again Never when the evening falleth Shall I hear thy cheery voice In the loving care so tender - Inserted by her loving children Bicentennial Dictionary William REWELL b. 00-00-1825, UK, occ: Boatbuilder, m. 00-08-1848, in Western Australia, Australia, Sarah TAPPER, b. 00-08-1830, Western Australia, Australia, (daughter of Daniel TAPPER and Ann ?). He arrived in Western Australia on the CAROLINE on 12/10/1829 with his parents. He attended Perth School in 1834 and was a Boatowner in 1862. He bought Perth Town Lot H46 in 1865-6. He was listed as a Victualler at the ROCKINGHAM HOTEL in 1867. In 1872 he was a Perth Gardener, was a Fisherman in 1883 and a Boatbuilder in 1885. The Geddes Mystery, by Brian Jones,Spectrum, 2002. Alice's mother, Sarah Tapper, had the distinction of being one of the first settlers born in the colony. The Tappers were lured to Australia under an exploitative labour scheme promoted by Thomas Peel. Contracted as virtual slaves, they were to build a new settlement south of Fremantle, at a place formerly known as Clarence. On 14 May 1830, their ship, the Rockingham, attempted to drop anchor at Gage Roads during a fierce storm but was wrecked in the process. (The Perth suburb of the same name now commemorates the site of the wreck.) During the height of the storm Alice's grandparents Daniel Tapper and Ann (nee Norris) managed to scramble ashore. It was a major feat for Mrs Tapper; though the 26-year-old was athletic enough to clamber down the rope-ladder on the side of the ship, it was a risky business in a storm, especially when six months pregnant. The wreck of the Rockingham was an ominous sign for the new immigrants. Though they reached the shore safely, they found themselves embroiled in storm of a different kind. The Peel scheme was in chaos: His tenants and servants began to apply to Stirling to leave the colony, some of them describing their present living conditions in harrowing terms. By mid winter, through maladministration and misadventure, Peel's establishment was the scene of a major catastrophe. Dr Alexander Collie, the Colonial Surgeon, found to his horror that no less than twenty-eight of Peel's people died, mostly of dysentery and scurvy. Many more of the 450 people allegedly in Peel's care were sick with the same diseases. Collie reported that 'proper food for the sick was not to be procured from the Store, and the sick had not money to purchase it elsewhere' ... he concluded that some settlers were poorly housed, that bad flour and salt meat was provided, and that neither lime juice nor fresh vegetables were being distributed. Alice's mother, Sarah Tapper, was born in these conditions on 16 August 1830. |
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